Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-24
THE LATEST NEWS.

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covered in ST. Joe, Mo. His name is Alexan-
der Mckay, small sized 14-year- old boy
hailing IRON Chicago where he was kidnap-
ped by one of band Of blacklegs and taken
TO ST Joe. where the robbers sought to edu-
cate him as thief, threatening to take his
life if he revealed their rendezvous or their
secrets. When standing by the union depot
the boy yelled out to the first policeman he
saw, Help! help" HIS companion, with
frightful curse, struck the boy terrible blow
on the head, and fled down the track pursued
by officers. A diligent search is being made
to discover the bandits.
A military force has been dispatched to
North Wales to suppress the "tithe riots.
These riots are caused by the efforts of the
clergy of the Established church to enforce
payment of the tithes to which the law emit
ties them. vast majority of the Welsh are
dissenters, and their opposition to this tax
has been increasing of late years under the
pressure Of ''hard times until they have re-
peatedly offered violent resistance to its coll
lection The disesta blishment movement in
Wales is already formidable, and is gaining
strength rapidly. Once the Irish question is
out of the waY--lf that time ever comes
the question Of dsostablishment i'll Wales will
become Il prominent issue in British politics.
Meantime the disturbed condition of tie prn-
cipalitv will doubt, IS compel some attention
from parliament.
Y The will OF the late A. NJ Wheeler, open
I'D at Malone gives 81, 900 to home missions;
| f5C0o to foreign missions: $500 to his house
keeper, and few requests to various friends.
| Matt Rapp, prominent farmer living
| sven miles east of st. Joe, Mo, was instantly
klled by lightning recently.
| james Butlum, q co worker with Garrison
aid Phillips i'll the anti slavery movement
! half century ago, died at his home in Lynn,
Mass, recently.
I "A Washington special says Gen. W. r.
Shdman has written letter regarding the &C
tiolitaken by certain Iowa Grand Army posts
regarding President Clevelands visit to St
Louis during the national cncampment. The
following is an extract: "Mr Cleveland, the
President Of the United States, is commander
in-o1ief of the army and navy of the United
Stats, free to come and 80 wherever the
| jurisdiction of this-our naion--Sover. tment
extends. He may visit any, fort or ship where
TIP national flag will be lowered TO manifest
! respect for him and his Office, and should a
| foreign ship fail to DO him fun honors, none
will be 80 quick to resent an insult as the men,
bers of the Grand Army OF the Republic, who
periled life and limb to make that flag res
pected at home and abroad. The idea of his be-
ing insulted much less endangered, should he
IA all sid or
in chief, General Fairchid, when the Grand
Army is passing in review, seems to me mon-
| strous. l think | know the Iowa boys too well
TO think such thing possible. Brave men are
never ungenerous, and the Iowa men are
brave soldiers. know it OF knowledge ac
quired in Bate and l will pledge my life that
no soldier will do so unmanly an act, and
should Mr.. Cleveland accept the invitation.
which l hope he WILL TO attend the parade of
the Grand Army of the Republic at st Louis,
on the 2Sth day of September next, | will
stand by his side or march past in the ranks
of Ransom post as may be ordered by Gen.
Fairchild.
-Wrts have been served by the sheriff on
twenty five of the strikers at the Pennsylya-
mia Salt Works al Natrona Pa, ordering them
to vacate the company's houses on or before
the first Monday in July. If the houses are
not vacant at that time the occupants will be
forcibly evicted :
The strike on the ore docks of the New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio railway culmin-
ated in riot at Cleveland, O., and us several
]oyalists were taking the place OF the strikers
three OF them were assaulted and injured